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Cannon · 10-31-2009, 07:47 AM

Cynthia, to post a new topic, push the button that says "start new thread."

First, I am 99% sure an MRI cannot "show" you having a headache. The MRI is to see if there is any thing in your brain causing the headaches.

Your second post which mentions "white matter changes" is something I am familiar with - and unless you've had a brain MRI before, you will never know what is causing those - it can be "small vessel disease" which is usually high blood pressure, and can be a risk of stroke - talk to someone about taking a baby aspirin a day if you are not already doing that. It can also be a side effect of chemo, or it could be from something when you were 10.

I would suggest making an appointment with a neurologist and having him review the MRI with you, he may also want to do an EEG which checks the electrical activity in your brain. He may also give you medication for the headaches.

Rebecca

10-31-2009, 07:47 AM	#2
Cannon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 203	Re: For cynthia1962 Cynthia, to post a new topic, push the button that says "start new thread." First, I am 99% sure an MRI cannot "show" you having a headache. The MRI is to see if there is any thing in your brain causing the headaches. Your second post which mentions "white matter changes" is something I am familiar with - and unless you've had a brain MRI before, you will never know what is causing those - it can be "small vessel disease" which is usually high blood pressure, and can be a risk of stroke - talk to someone about taking a baby aspirin a day if you are not already doing that. It can also be a side effect of chemo, or it could be from something when you were 10. I would suggest making an appointment with a neurologist and having him review the MRI with you, he may also want to do an EEG which checks the electrical activity in your brain. He may also give you medication for the headaches. Rebecca __________________ Dx 8/06 Age 43 Stage IIIA multifocal throughout breast, largest tumor 5 cm, grade 3, comedo, ER+PR+HER+++ Neoadjuvant A/C 4X Dose Dense 11/06 Bilateral Mastectomy (no choice on the right, my choice on the left) Taxol+Herceptin weekly x12, continuing with Herceptin, finished one year in 12/07 33 Rads Femara for 5+ years, staying on (started with Arimidex, switched after about a month, much happier) Abnormal brain MRI shows no cancer, but "extensive white matter diease" - unknown cause BRCA negative - lots of cancer in my family survivor of thyroid cancer also have Crohn's disease CT and bone scan say NED as of 5/13 dx with severe cardiomyopathy 5/12 (likely due to chemo and Herceptin), ejection fraction in low 20's, now up to 40, went to 50, latest read 12/13 is back down to 35 1/13 Acute pancreatitis - are you kidding me? 9/13 started Humira for Crohn's. starting to have some energy again B12 and Vit D both needed supplementation Cataracts in both eyes noted 6/12 - surgery in the next 2-4 years? 4/14 Kidney stones/blockage/infection - related to Crohn's Disease 5/14 My aunt passed away - she was diagnosed after I was with Stage I - not Her2+, then Stage 4 for about one year 6/14 Scans - still NED, thank God. However, broken rib (I didn't notice) lots of bone degeneration osteopenia/osteoporosis. I also still have cardiomyopathy secondary to chemo.